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Solo farming beats multiplayer co-op for me in Stardew Valley
I tried that co-op farm with two friends for about 40 hours last spring, but the shared crop planning and time pressure just stressed me out, so I went back to my own single-player save where I can pause mid-morning and water my pumpkins at my own pace, has anyone else found multiplayer actually ruins the chill vibe?
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price.gavin1mo ago
The whole "pause mid-morning" thing doesn't really work in co-op, that part's true. But you can still take it slow together if nobody's trying to min-max. My buddy and I just split the farm in half and never touched each other's crops, and it felt close to solo except we'd meet up at the saloon at night. The stress only shows up when someone treats it like a race, not because co-op itself is the problem.
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terryw671mo ago
Splitting the farm in half is a smart move, my cousin and I did something close to that but we split by season instead. He handled all the spring planting while I did summer and fall, then we'd swap tools and gold whenever the other ran low. The real trick is having one shared chest by the house for stuff you both need, like seeds and ore, so nobody feels like they're getting ripped off. Once you set little rules like that up front, co-op plays almost exactly like solo, just with someone to drink with at the Stardrop when the day's done.
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